dish
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6.6
- noun
- /dɪʃ/
- Specialized
:
antena parabólica
- We ought to get a satellite dish.
- a satellite dish
- a radio dish
- a parabolic dish
We need weapons, night vision goggles, lots of ammunition, satellite dish, secure comms, everything.
- We need weapons, night vision goggles, lots of ammunition, satellite dish, secure comms, everything.
- OK, Joy Desperate has just been squished by a satellite dish.
Examples
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Anybody with a satellite dish and the right receiver could pick up their signal.
Fiction book (1996) -
We have a satellite dish, so we got to see it twice.
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Let's get that satellite dish wired in.
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The system's 30-inch-diameter receiving dish works like the more familiar ones that pull in premium movie channel signals.
Academic text (1995) -
Mrs. Tibbits's shingled and once-grand Victorian now sported a satellite dish beside the cupola.
Fiction book (1995) -
We installed a new dish on the roof to receive satellite TV signals.
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The large dish caught the satellite signals perfectly, providing clear reception.
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Scientists used a massive radio dish to study deep space signals from distant galaxies.
Synonyms
96
3.7
A metal device on a roof or car that sends and receives radio and TV signals
3
3.2
A device that receives television signals, often placed on a roof
3
3.2
A metal device on a roof or car that catches radio signals
1
4.1
A curved metal dish that directs radio or satellite signals to a single point
1
3.2
A metal device on a roof or wall that receives TV signals
A curved metal dish that sends and receives signals from satellites
Compounds
- Specialized
1
4.1
A curved metal dish that directs radio or satellite signals to a single point
- Specialized
A large curved mirror that focuses sunlight to one point to make high heat for energy or experiments
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
A dish for TV or radio is called that because it looks like a big round plate. Its curved shape focuses signals, which is why it is used to receive and send waves.